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benmattison
Frequent Contributor
4 years ago

Apple Watch Unlock Stopped Working

Hi, I have a newish M1 MacBook Pro and a Apple Watch. When I first installed 1Password on it, unlocking with Apple Watch worked perfectly but at some point it stopped prompting me and I haven't be...
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rmpel
New Contributor
3 years ago

I am not a 1Password/AgileBits developer, I am a long time 1Password user (and loving it!), so my response here is not official advice, but this shorter method did solve my occurrence of this problem;

  1. Disable Apple Watch Unlock in 1Password for Mac (1Password > Preferences > Security > Uncheck "Apple Watch"). (Skip this step if you don't see the option.) AND QUIT 1P
  2. Disable Apple Watch Unlock for your Mac (In the MacOS menu bar:  > System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Uncheck "Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac")
  3. Turn off your Mac.
  4. Restart your Apple Watch: Restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support
  5. Turn on your Mac.
  6. Enable Apple Watch Unlock for your Mac (In the MacOS menu bar:  > System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Check "Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac")
  7. Open 1P, Enable Apple Watch Unlock in 1Password (1Password > Preferences > Security > Check "Apple Watch"). AND QUIT 1P and reopen once more

Also, in Ventura, the location of the MacOS option is different;
 > System Preferences > Touch ID & Password > Toggle the Apple Watch toggle for the watch you are using (there could be more ;) )

Thanks 1P_Dave for the excellent support for all these years!

R.